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Tim Wright Has A New Fan

The veteran tight end the Bucs hotly pursued in free agency last month, Brandon Myers, isn’t walking around the Buccaneers locker room like the top dog tight end.

It took little time for him to learn he’s got a very talented teammate at his position.

That talent would be Tim Wright, who has added 80 ounces of muscle and now weighs 235 pounds, so he told Joe. Wright said he’s confidently and slowly building a tight end’s body — to go with his fantastic hands.

Wright looked in midseason form during last week’s minicamp at One Buc Palace, using his long (6-4) frame and arms, and body control, to haul in balls from Josh McCown.

Myers has been one of the most productive tight ends in football the past two seasons, hauling in 79 balls with the Raiders in 2012, followed by 47 catches with the Giants last year.

So Mr. Myers, what do you think of Tim Wright?

“Oh, man. First, he’s a great kid, man. He’s a good person. I enjoy hanging out with him, talking to him and getting to know him. On the field he’s definitely explosive,” Myers said. “He can definitely stretch the defense. He can definitely make plays. He’s going to be huge for us.”

Bottom line: Myers sees Wright as a great complement to what he offers, and he believes there’s plenty of room for both to be dynamic contributors in Jeff Tedford’s offense.

25 Responses to “Tim Wright Has A New Fan”

What a difference between our TE position now and last year. I think the Bucs have two good, versatile blocking TEs and two complimentary catching TEs and then they have Stocker. He may have a difficult time making the team this year.

My response is a compliment to what I said earlier this morning. I don’t think that us as fans REALLY know what this team is. We rely on the the local media (some of which is good) and the national media (most of which is bad) we really don’t know our own team. All the FA’s new coaches and systems, plus a new GM makes it very tough ( and yet exciting) to try and figure out what directions they will go with the upcoming draft. For right now I am excited and can’t wait until May 8. HEY ROGER GOODELL instead of moving the draft later how about moving the season up sooner????

Nah, no need to make him a WR. He can be a Jimmy Graham type who mostly lines up in the slot against safeties or linebackers or even corners which would be great (as it would mean he’s difficult to defend). Bulk up to about 245-250 and he could become a major weapon.

If he could play WR…. He’d be a WR! That being said, in today’s NFL, pass catching “specialist” TE’s like him line up at “wr” a lot, 40-60% of plays. Lining up spaced off the tackle, in the slot, in the backfield, or outside after a formation shift are the versatile options for his type of “TE” but not quick or shifty enough to be a true “WR”. So there you go.

Trying to pinpoint if joe is taking a shot at time wright or not but Wright really developed and performed in big moments last year.
One of the very few mark dominik gems being plucked off the street after the draft. The type of offense what seems to be in place wright seems like a logical fit. TE doesn’t have to be a great blocker. Adequate is fine with me if he’s good in the pass game.

if he can continue to bulk up we might have one of our best value finds since donald penn, but i am still in need of convincing. i’m rooting for him to prove he can be as dangerous as some are projecting